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It should be a 7" as far as I know. Just be sure to get one that is motorcycle specific. There is a difference in the lens and beam pattern.
Rambo814
XS400 Addict
Actually, it's probably a 6 1/4". I just ordered this one this morning for my bike http://www.speedmotoco.com/product-p/.273 hutsonator headlight blac.htm , I got tired of trying to find a replacement bulb that wasn't $65+.
162mm or 6 3/8"
any idea wher to find a replacement sealed beam like that ?
jmd_forest
Bldg 1980 XS400 Cafe Bike
Not an exact answer to your post but .... I repaced the bulb in our 80 xs400 with a halogen bulb purchased from the local Pep Boys for $19. I had to pry back the tabs holding the original bulb in place and gently drill thru the base of the bulb and break the bulb to remove it from the glass reflector (while being careful not to break the glass reflector). I used a set of tin snips to shape the base of the halogen bulb to the same shape as the base of the original bulb. The skinny halogen bulb slips right into old glass reflector and then is secured in place by bending back the original tabs. The halogen bulb plugs right into the original wiring harness without modifications. It provides much better lighting than the original bulb.
Robsteeler66
XS400 Addict
Jmd, do you have pics of that mod? I'd like to see how you did that.
jmd_forest
Bldg 1980 XS400 Cafe Bike
Sorry, no pictures. It was actually pretty easy. Pull the original headlight out. The original headlight is actually a reflector and buld put together as a single unit. Drill thru the base of the bulb to allow access to break the bulb glass (not the reflector glass), bend back the tabs to remove the base of the bulb. Purchase a halogen bulb and trim the base with tin snips to fit like the original bulb. Insert the halogen bulb into the reflector. Bend the tabs back to retain the new halogen bulb. If you remove the bulb/reflector unit it becomes intuitively obvious to the casual observer what needs to be doen to replace the original bulb.
I put in a Candlepower replacement reflector/lens that used H4 bulbs.
Robsteeler66
XS400 Addict
HoughMade, I looked on candlepower's website. Which model did you use? the 60/55W? Is the electrical system able to light that with no problems? Sorry for the thread hijack, but I think others would also find this interesting and it would answer the OP's question too!
It would possibly be strong enough, but I run a 35w/35w H4 bulb that I bought elsewhere.
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